cape English
Etymology 1
(etyl) cap, from (etyl) .
Noun
( en noun)
(geography) A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.
Synonyms
* chersonese
* peninsula
* point
Noun
( en noun)
A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders, but not reaching below the hips.
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- Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. […] Frills, ruffles, flounces, lace, complicated seams and gores: not only did they sweep the ground and have to be held up in one hand elegantly as you walked along, but they had little capes or coats or feather boas.
See also
* cloak
Verb
( cap)
(nautical) To head or point; to keep a course.
- The ship capes southwest by south.
(obsolete) To gape.
- (Chaucer)
To skin an animal, particularly a deer.
Anagrams
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scarf Etymology 1
Probably from . [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/scarf?s=t]. The verb is derived from the noun.
Noun
(en-noun)
A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
, title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=2 citation
, passage=Now that she had rested and had fed from the luncheon tray Mrs. Broome had just removed, she had reverted to her normal gaiety. She looked cool in a grey tailored cotton dress with a terracotta scarf and shoes and her hair a black silk helmet.}}
A headscarf.
(dated) A neckcloth or cravat.
Verb
( en verb)
To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf.
* 1599-1601 , (William Shakespeare), (Hamlet), Act 5, Scene 2:
- My sea-gown scarfed about me.
To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping.
Etymology 2
(the first two definitions)
Of uncertain origin. Possibly from (etyl) skarfr, derivative of .
Noun
( en noun)
A type of joint in woodworking.
A groove on one side of a sewing machine needle.
A dip or notch or cut made in the trunk of a tree to direct its fall when felling.
Synonyms
* (l)
Verb
( en verb)
To shape by grinding.
To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, forming a "V" groove for welding adjacent metal plates, metal rods, etc.
To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint.
Etymology 3
Of imitative origin, or a variant of scoff. Alternatively from (etyl) .
Verb
( en verb)
(transitive, US, slang) To eat very quickly.
- You sure scarfed that pizza.
Usage notes
The more usual form in the UK is scoff.
Derived terms
* scarf down
Etymology 4
Icelandic (skarfr)?
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